Search engine

Search engine help websites:

http://www.searchengineshowdown.com
http://searchenginelist.com/

Social Media Explosion – Implications for the Classroom

Source: http://blogs.triplealearning.com/category/diploma/dp_web2/

Google Online Science Fair Contest

Technology is changing on a very fast pace.

Source:
http://blogs.triplealearning.com/category/diploma/dp_itgs/

Comment please.

ITGS Homework : Database(Home work 1)

HOME WORK 1
1. Define macro, primary key, secondary key, record and their uses.
2. Discuss one paragraph for each:, web databases, online encyclopedias
3. Explain Data integrity, reliability, redundancy,Data matching, data mining
Database security
4. Identify three issues in question 3(see above) and discuss them.


Due date: 16/03/2011
Credits: 2


Note: 1. It must be in your notebook. Submit work on time.
2. If any doubt in any topic at least try. we will discuss that doubt in
class.
3. Last class for this topics for discussions, doubts and any clarification
on 15 march, 2011

ITGS Assessment: presentation on Internet, its tools and services

 
Dear ITGS students
All assessment related blogs will be posted here.

Next assessment: class test
Topics: Strand - 1( all issues) and strand - 2 (Business and Employment)
Credits : 4
Marks : 10
Date : May 10, 2011
Day : Tuesday
Venue : Language Lab (library)



2. Presentation on following topics: 

Features of website, browser
DNS, IP address and protocol
Data driven website and site management
E- commerce technology, Internet security and threats. 
for details check syllabus content.
Date : 14/04/2011
Credits: 04
marks:  10
time allocated for each group: 5mins

Assessment type: Presentation(Group of three students)

G1 - Brian, Ines, You Mi
G2 - Eric, Jerome, Cho Jae
G3 - Won jae, Ga Young, Jogi
G4 - Aneshya, Chitra, kyu sang
G5 - Peter, Sonny, Jacky
G6 - Roberto, Song Jae, Ratul
( No change allowed in group) - contribute equally in your group and help each other

Good luck.
Note:For any doubts, Ask in class or post a comment.


1. Assessment on following topics.(Already done, mid term)
Database
Blogs
Google instant
Social and ethical issues.

Date : 17/03/2011
Credits: 04
marks: 10
assessmnt type: Written(Descriptive)

Good luck.
Note:For any doubts, Ask in class or posta comment.

CS Homework: All homework will be posted here.

Dear CS students,

All home work will be posted here.
Home work - 1
Complete the exercise on page :
165 - Exercise 3.8
166 - Exercise 3.9
168 - Exercise 3.10
170 - exercise 3.11
Credits : 02
Total credits :02
Note: Each homework will fetch 2 credits. Date of submission should be there on your notebook or notes. Now, onwards it will be strictly followed for assessment and homework.

CS Assessment: All assessments will be posted here now onwards

 
Dear CS students
All assessment related blogs will be posted here.

Next assessment: class test
Topics: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and check errors in  program.
Content Page : 1 - 23
Credits : 4
Marks : 10
Date : May 10, 2011
Day : Tuesday
Venue : Computer Lab 3





Dear CS students
All assessment related blogs will be posted here.

Next assessment: class test
Topics: 3.3 Computer Systems
Content Page : 161 - 170
Credits : 4
Marks : 10
Date : 15th March, 2011
Venue : Computer Lab 3

ITGS Syllabus:

Strand : IT Systems

3.4 Internet(Current topic)

IT concepts to address in this topic

Fundamentals

• WWW (World Wide Web), URL (uniform resource locator), internet, intranet, extranet
• Internet protocols: for example, HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol), HTTPS (hypertext transfer protocol
secure), FTP (file transfer protocol), TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol)
• IP address
• Modem, browser, internet service provider (ISP), bandwidth, download, upload, streaming audio/
video, compression, decompression, cache
• Domain names, domain name system (DNS)
• Features of a website: for example, hyperlinks, navigation, metatags, tags, forms
• Features of a browser: for example, bookmarks, visited links, tabs
• Web-based languages: for example, hypertext markup language (HTML), JavaScript
• Adding functionality to a browser (for example, plug-ins)
• Data-driven websites: for example, active server page extended (ASPX), personal home page (PHP)
• Site management: for example, web hosting, uploading
• Other site use: for example, bounce rate, click-through rate (CTR), avatar, profile
Tools
• Search engines, web crawler/spider, search directories, search techniques, filtering, keyword density,
keyword prominence, ranking of sites
• Social networking: for example, newsgroups, message boards, chat rooms, forums, instant messaging
• Email, email server, list server
• Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and beyond, collaborative online tools: for example, wikis, blogs, micro-blogs, RDF
(resource description framework) site summary feeds, RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, mashups,
forums, social bookmarking, online collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social
networking sites, templates, tagging, viral marketing, webcasts, widgets, virtual worlds and learning
environments
• Web databases, encyclopedias
Services
• Online advertising and marketing technologies: for example, banners, pop-ups, cookies
• Push–pull technologies: for example, email newsletters
• Content management systems: for example, Moodle, Blackboard
• E-commerce technology: for example, business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C),
consumer-to-consumer (C2C), payment services, secure transactions
• The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Internet threats and security
• Internet security: for example, firewall, proxy server, SSL (secure sockets layer), encryption, public and
private keys, digital signatures
• Internet threats: for example, global viruses, hackers, spam, phishing, pharming, spyware, adware
Practical techniques
• Collaborative online tools: for example, wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, mashups, forums, social bookmarking,
online collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social networking sites, templates,
virtual worlds and virtual learning environments

3.7 Databases


IT concepts to address in this topic


Database organization
•Table
• Field, data types, key field/primary key, secondary key
• Record
• Flat-file database, relational database, normalization
• Database management system
• Specialized databases: for example, web databases, online encyclopedias

Functions
• Data validation: data types, range check, check digit, field size, input mask, drop-down list
• Queries: for example, searching, sorting, filtering, use of Boolean operators (AND, NOT, OR)
• Data entry form
• Report generation
• Macros
• Transfer of data between databases and other applications


Data storage and access
• Data integrity, reliability, redundancy
• Data matching, data mining
• Database security

Practical database techniques
• Table
• Field, data types, key field/primary key, secondary key
• Record
• Linking tables to create a relational database
• Data maintenance: changing, editing, deleting records
• Queries: for example, searching, sorting, filtering, use of Boolean operators (AND, NOT, OR)
• Data entry form
• Report generation
• Creating and editing simple macros
• Mail merge

Note. Topics in bold already covered in class and once unit(Like 3.7 databsae) is over test will be there.